Gunasena Jayawardena vs. V.A.K Cicilin Nona alias Pesonahamy – CA 249/1999-1999

The case between V. A. K. Cicilin Nona alias Pesonahamy (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Gunasena Jayawardena (Defendant-Appellant) addressed the propriety of an ex parte judgment entered when the Defendant’s attorney reported having “no instructions” despite a valid proxy being on record. The core issue concerned whether the District Judge erred in proceeding ex parte and subsequently refusing to set aside this judgment. The findings established that the attorney’s absence of instructions was insufficient justification for an ex parte order without explicit withdrawal or revocation of proxy, and that summary ex parte rulings failed to satisfy statutory requirements for reasoned judgments under Section 187 of the Civil Procedure Code. Citing relevant precedents and reinforcing the professional o